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2017-08-10T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on August 10, 2017, an employee was operating a 400 ton Bliss Coin "Knuckle" mechanical power press. The press was actuated while the employee's right hand was in the point of operation. The employee's right ring and middle fingers were amputated. Coin "Knuckle" mechanical power press. The press was actuat...
EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS AMPUTATED WHILE OPERATING A 400 TON MECHA
FINGER,MECHANICAL POWER PRESS,AMPUTATION,GUARD
Nonfatal
Amputation, Crushing
Fingers
Caught in or between
Catch Point/Puncture Action
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-07-17T00:00:00
At 9:45 a.m. on July 17, 2017, an employee was using a battery operated drill to drill a hole on a wooden joist about 109 inches above the floor. The employee's right hand slipped from a drill grip, and the tip of his right hand glove got caught in the drill head. The entanglement caused amputation of the right ring fi...
EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IS CAUGHT IN DRILL AND IS AMPUTATED
CAUGHT IN,DRIVE SHAFT,RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION,AMPUTATION,DRILL
Other building
1
Alteration or rehabilitation
Nonfatal
Dislocation
Fingers
Caught in or between
Other
Position Inappropriate For Task
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-06-30T00:00:00
At 7:30 a.m. on June 30, 2017, an employee was inserting a match fuze into a fireworks charge. The fireworks exploded and both of the employee's hands were amputated.
EMPLOYEE IS HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING INJURED IN FIREWORKS EX
AMPUTATED,EXPLOSION,FIREWORKS
Nonfatal
Fire Burn
Hand
Other
Other
Malfunction In Securing/Warning Op
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-06-30T00:00:00
At 2:00 p.m. on June 30, 2017, an employee was installing a self-adhering membrane to a roof with a slope of 1.25 feet to 12 feet (vertical to horizontal). As the employee installed the last section of the membranehe determined that it was too wide. He folded over the membrane cap sheet lengthwise and began ripping it ...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS INJURED
RIB,ROOF,HEAD,FALL PROTECTION,FALL,COLLARBONE,STRUCK AGAINST
Commercial building
1
$500,000 to $1,000,000
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Other
0
15
Regularly Assigned
2017-06-23T00:00:00
At 12:20 p.m. on June 23, 2017, an employee was delivering a load of plywood to the project site. The employee cut the plastic straps holding the plywood together and it slid out from the truck bed, striking the employee. The employee suffered a neck fracture and serious brain injury and was hospitalized.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY PLYWOOD WHILE UNLOADING TRUCK AND IS S
STRUCK BY,TRUCK,BRAIN,NECK,FRACTURE,UNSTABLE LOAD
Nonfatal
Bruising, Contusion
Neck
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Insufficient/Lack/Housekeeping Program
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-06-22T00:00:00
At 9:07 a.m. on June 22, 2017, an employee was sorting pistachios inside an air-conditioned building. The employee suddenly fainted, suffering from dehydration and heat illness. He was not drinking the provided water. The employee was hospitalized.
EMPLOYEE FAINTS WHILE SORTING CROP IN AIR-CONDITIONED FACILI
UNCONSCIOUSNESS,FAINTED,HEAT EXHAUSTION,HEAT
Nonfatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 11:00 p.m. on May 31, 2017, nineteen employees were completing several work activities at a dry corn milling facility that included flour milling operations, bulk and bag loading operations, forklift operations, and laboratory operations. There was a report for a smoke fragrance and several employees went to invest...
FIVE EMPLOYEE KILLED; TWELVE EMPLOYEE ARE HOSPITALIZED IN MU
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE,COMBUSTIBLE DUST,FIRE,AMPUTATION,EXPLOSION,CRUSHING
Fatal
Fire Burn
Internal Injuries
Other
Temperature +/- Tolerance Lev.
Insufficient/Lack/Housekeeping Program
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 11:00 a.m. on May 31, 2017, an employee was operating an oil rig used for geothermal drilling while working on Phase 3 of the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry expansion project. The employee was struck by metal hand assembly when it disconnected from the stovepipe assembly and it punctured the upper left area of his c...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY STOVEPIPE ASSEMBLY AND IS KILLED
PIPE,OIL RIG,STRUCK BY,EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Ribs
Struck-by
Temperature +/- Tolerance Lev.
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 5:15 p.m. on May 31, 2017, an employee was applying adhesive to insulated foam board for wall siding operation. The employee tripped over a 24 inch by 48 inch skylight that was covered with original manufactured plastic bubble cover and fell through it. The employee fell approximately 30 feet before striking the c...
EMPLOYEE FALLS THROUGH SKYLIGHT AND IS KILLED
FALL,HEAD,ROOF,FLOOR OPENING
Sewer/water treatment plant
2
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
20
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 4:45 p.m. on May 31, 2017, an employee set up the rolling roof rigger portable suspension scaffold anchor and mounted the boatswain's chair scaffold. The employee fell fourteen stories when the roof rigger toppled over and the employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FOURTEEN STORIES FROM SCAFFOLD AND IS KILLED
ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,FALL,SCAFFOLD
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Neck
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 4:29 p.m. on May 31, 2017, an employee was on the facility roof opening a fire vent door to assist roofing contractors. The employee was struck in the head by the door when it opened and the employee fell through the door opening. The employee fell approximately 22 feet before landing on the concrete surface. The...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY DOOR, FALLS THROUGH OPENING, AND IS KI
STRUCK BY,DOOR,FALL,ROOF,HEAD,STRUCK AGAINST
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-31T00:00:00
At 2:30 p.m. on May 31, 2017, an employee was climbing down a ladder. The employee slipped and fell from the ladder, striking their head to the ground. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM LADDER AND IS KILLED
FALL,LADDER,HEAD
Multi-family dwelling
New project or new addition
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
14
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 12:45 p.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was walking across a driveway that was in the process of being paved. A dump truck was backing up the driveway to dump asphalt onto the paving machine. In this process, the dump truck backed over the employee. The employee received multiple fractures and major trauma to his...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK AND KILLED WHEN BY TRUCK BACKS OVER HIM
STRUCK BY,MOTOR VEHICLE,RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION,BACK-UP ALARM
Highway, road, street
Under $50,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Lower Leg
Struck-by
Sound Level
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 12:30 p.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was attempting to pull a steel mat back to the form so it could be tied into place. He had double wrapped the tie wire around the steel, and was using a 2 by 4 for leverage. He was tied off with one of his lanyards and his positioning hook. Both items were attached to the sa...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ELEVATION AND IS KILLED
FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Sewer/water treatment plant
2
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
18
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
On May 30, 2017, an employee came to work on Sunday to clean as is customary. The employee went home with respiratory issues. He had stated that he was not feeling well. Employee was taken to the physician by his brother, from there he was transferred to the hospital by ambulance. The employee went into respiratory a...
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED BY CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO CHLORINE
CARDIAC ARREST,CHLORINE,CHEMICAL VAPOR
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Chemical Action/Reaction Expos
Insufficient /Lack/Respiratory Protection
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 10:01 a.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was struck by a forklift as it was backing out of a truck that was being loaded with wooden pallets. The driver backed out of a truck at the dock, turned, and struck the employee, sending him to the ground. The employee sustained multiple injuries to his left leg, knee, and fo...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY FORK LIFT AND LATER DIES FROM INJURIES
STRUCK BY,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE,HEART ATTACK
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Struck-by
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 7:00 p.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was attempting to move a heavy metal injection mold used for manufacturing plastic parts, when it fell off a shelf and struck him. The employee received critical injuries to his head and chest, and died on June 2, 2017. According to Medical Examiner, the cause of death was bl...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY METAL INJECTION MOLD THAT F
STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Fatal
Head Trauma
Head
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 6:00 p.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was working in a filed picking eggplants. The employee was found unresponsive on the ground. Cause of death was possible heat stoke (pending toxicology report). The employee's core temperature was unknown.
EMPLOYEE FOUND UNRESPONSIVE IN FIELD DIES FROM HEAT STROKE
AGRICULTURE,HEAT EXHAUSTION,HEAT
Fatal
Heat Exhaustion
Whole Body
Other
Temperature +/- Tolerance Lev.
Other
8330
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-30T00:00:00
At 1:45 p.m. on May 30, 2017, an employee was operating the industrial magnetic based drill. The employee's safety vest vest was caught-in the drill mechanism. The employee became tangled, choked and he was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS CAUGHT IN DRILL AND IS ASPHYXIATED
CAUGHT IN,ASPHYXIATED,CLOTHING,DRILL
Commercial building
1
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Neck
Caught in or between
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-29T00:00:00
At 10:00 a.m. on May 29, 2017, a 38 year old male employee, was working on the ground to clean and chip brush. There were two employees climbing in a tree to trim it at a residential home. One climber looked down toward the ground to check before performing a cut and saw the employee lying on the ground. The climber ye...
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING TREE BRANCH AND IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,FALLING OBJECT,STRUCK BY
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-29T00:00:00
At 3:00 a.m. on May 29, 2017, an employee was connecting a wire cable to the block of a drilling rig. The employee connecting a rope cable from a winch on a pickup truck to the block of a drilling rig was entangled. The employee was caught in between the cord and the winch and was killed..
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IN WIRE CABLE ON A SPOOL AND IS KILLED
CAUGHT IN,WIRE ROPE,DRILL,WINCH
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Neck
Caught in or between
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-29T00:00:00
At 1:30 p.m. on May 29, 2017, an employee was changing a seal on a power swivel. The rigging chain on the tong broke, striking the employee in the side of his head. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was killed.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY RIGGING CHAIN AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,FRACTURE,BROKEN CHAIN
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Struck-by
Flying Object Action
Equipment Inappropriate For Operation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-28T00:00:00
At 4:15 p.m. on May 28, 2017, an employee was installing metal roof panels approximately 24 feet above ground level. The employee was using a drill to screw metal roof panels onto structural beams. The employee was working with his back to the edge of the roof, stepped back, and fell from the roof onto the concrete. ...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS KILLED
FALL,ROOF
Commercial building
1
Under $50,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Other
0
15
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-27T00:00:00
At 1:30 p.m. on May 27, 2017, an employee was cutting an 18-inch oak tree limb. The employee was knocked off of the tree by lifelines getting caught by the falling limb being cut away. The climber fell and struck his face into the trunk of the tree and was asphyxiated after hanging in place for over 2 hours.
EMPLOYEE TRIMMING TREE FALLS AND IS ASPHYXIATED BY LIFELINES
TREE TRIMMING,FALL,CHAIN SAW,ROPE,ASPHYXIATED
Fatal
Head Trauma
Neck
Other
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-26T00:00:00
At 10:22 a.m. on May 26, 2017, an employee was removing roof panels. The employee fell through a roof opening, struck his head on a concrete floor and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS KILLED
FALL,ROOF
Commercial building
1
Demolition
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
15
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-25T00:00:00
At 5:00 a.m. on May 25, 2017, an employee was cleaning a kitchen hood using a degreaser and other cleaning agents. According to coworkers, at the end of his work schedule, the worker felt dizzy and with shortness of breath. An ambulance was called, and the worker died on the way to the hospital. The employer was not a...
EMPLOYEE INHALES CHEMICAL VAPORS AND IS KILLED
CHEMICAL VAPOR,INHALATION,DEGREASER
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-25T00:00:00
At 4:00 p.m. on May 25, 2017, an employee was performing cleanup of a work area. The employee fell through a floor opening/shaft. The employee struck rocks on the ground, received head trauma and broken bones and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS THROUGH CHUTE/SHAFT AND IS KILLED
FALL,FLOOR OPENING
Multi-family dwelling
4
New project or new addition
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
20
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-25T00:00:00
At 3:15 p.m. on May 25, 2017, two employees were preparing hot plates to use during fusion of plastic piping. Other workers at the site were backfilling a trench. Other workers at the site were welding and using oxyacetylene torches to connect steel piping in a trench. The piping was connected to a crude oil tank th...
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED IN EXPLOSION AND FIRE
TRENCH,COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID,CRUDE OIL,EXPLOSION,NATURAL GAS,LOCKOUT/TAGOUT,CHEMICAL
Pipeline
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Fire Burn
Whole Body
Other
Other
Other
0
22
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At approximately 10:48 on May 24, 2017, Employee #1, the owner, and another employee were in the process of neutralizing an empty MP85 odorant tank. The odorant tank had previously been filed with tertiary butyl mercaptan. The odorant tank was filled with 6% sodium hypochlorite solution. The group was in the process ...
TWO WORKERS ARE KILLED AND ANOTHER HOSPITALIZED WHEN TANK EX
SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE,EXPLOSION,AIR PRESSURE,TANK
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Other
Overpressure/Underpressure
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 10:00 a.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was tasked with wrapping shrink wrap around used residential water heaters which were then taken to a recycling facility. While sitting down taking a break under a shade structure, the employee started having chest pains and numbness on his left side. The employee had a heart...
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEART ATTACK AT WORK
HEART ATTACK
Single family or duplex dwelling
Under $50,000
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Ribs
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 6:50 a.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was driving his truck. He was observed having a seizure just before he left the storage yard. The employee had a fatal heart attack.
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEART ATTACK
HEART ATTACK
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 2:43 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was picking up tree limbs when an approximately 150 foot tree uprooted and struck employee on the head. The impact from the blow threw the employee onto the ground. The employee's head struck a sharp rock. Employee was wearing his issued hard hat.The employee was killed by b...
EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FALLING TREE IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,HEAD
Fatal
Laceration
Head
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 1:45 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was running a string trimmer (Weed eater) to cut down weeds. The employee complained to a coworker that the heat was getting to him (85 degrees outside) then collapsed. The coworker performed CPR until paramedics arrived approximately 15 minutes later. The employee died from ...
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM POSSIBLE HEAT EXHAUSTION
HEART ATTACK,HEAT EXHAUSTION
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 1:00 p.m. on May 24, 2017, a employee was directing a crane operator while standing inside an excavation for new cesspool installation. The ground gave away and collapsed. The employee fell in hole, and was engulfed. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS ENGULFED WHEN TRENCH COLLAPSES AND IS KILLED
TRENCH,COLLAPSE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Other
Other
Other
0
3
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 1:25 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was operating a lift truck. The employee fell while in the process of picking merchandise out of a rack from an elevated lift truck. A video of the accident showed the employee elevating the lift truck, without parking it close to location of the pick. The employee is observ...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM A POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK AND IS KILLED
STORAGE RACK,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE,FALL
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Neck
Fall (from elevation)
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-24T00:00:00
At 1:15 p.m. on May 24, 2017, an employee was nailing a second floor window into place. The employee was on the outside of the structure standing on a 32 feet extension ladder when reportedly he lost his balance and fell. The ladder was reportedly placed inside a 30 foot long construction dumpster among the trash and...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM LADDER AND IS KILLED
FALL,LADDER
Single family or duplex dwelling
2
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Internal Injuries
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
14
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-23T00:00:00
On May 23, 2017, an employee was climbing an extension ladder with a packet of roofing shingles. The employee tripped or slipped and fell 18 feet to a concrete slab. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS OFF EXTENSION LADDER AND IS KILLED
FALL,LADDER,FALL PROTECTION
Single family or duplex dwelling
2
Maintenance or repair
Fatal
Head Trauma
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Insufficient /Lack/Written Work Practice Program
0
14
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-23T00:00:00
At 10:00 a.m. on May 23, 2017, an employee was riding on the back of a pickup truck and fell. The employee struck his head on the ground and fractured their skull. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM PICKUP TRUCK AND FRACTURES SKULL
PICKUP TRUCK,SKULL,FRACTURE,FALL
Nonfatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-23T00:00:00
At 3:30 p.m. on May 23, 2017, and employee was setting up a drip irrigation system. The employee was not feeling well, and was taken to a trailer to rest. The employee had cardiac arrest while he was cooling off in the trailer. The employee suffered fatal heart attack while at work.
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM HEART ATTACK
HEART ATTACK,HEAT EXHAUSTION
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-23T00:00:00
At 1:00 p.m. on May 23, 2017, an employee working in a construction zone was struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The driver didn't yield to workers in a construction zone.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK AND KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLE
STRUCK BY,HIGHWAY,MOTOR VEHICLE
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Femur
Struck-by
Other
Distracting Actions By Others
0
7
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 12:15 p.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was hitching up a tandem trailer rig. The employee backed the truck and first trailer into a second trailer and then exited the cab to hitch the second trailer. The parking brake in the truck was not engaged and the working surface had a slight upward incline. As the trailer...
EMPLOYEE IS CRUSHED BETWEEN TWO TRAILERS AND IS KILLED
CAUGHT IN,MOTOR VEHICLE,AIR PRESSURE,TRACTOR TRAILER,STRUCK BY,CRUSHING
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Abdomen
Caught in or between
Pinch Point Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 12:45 p.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was removing a tree top. As the tree top fell, the employee used a rope system to control the tree's rate of descent. The employee was pulled into the tree base and struck in the head by its falling portion. The employee was killed as a result.
EMPLOYEE SIS TRUCK BY TREE AND IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
On May 22, 2017, an employee was killed while standing beside a conveyor when he was struck by a fallen log.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY FALLING LOG AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,LOG,CONVEYOR
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Neck
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 11:00 a.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was removing a round metal sign from the outside of a twostory building. Other employees were painting curbs on the other side of the parking lot. The employee accessed the metal sign by erecting a 24 foot aluminum extension ladder, and leaned it against the side of the bui...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM LADDER AND LATER DIES
SAW,LADDER,FALL PROTECTION,FALLING OBJECT,FALL
Commercial building
Under $50,000
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Laceration
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
14
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 10:50 a.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was assisting a coworker to hand carry a metal panel, measuring 3 feet by 10 feet, to affix to a roof. As the employee held the panel and was walking backwards, he stepped on top of weak roof area used as skylight with fiberglass panel versus steel panel. As a result, the empl...
EMPLOYEE FALLS THROUGH SKYLIGHT AND IS KILLED
SKYLIGHT,MATERIAL HANDLING,ROOF,FLOOR OPENING,FALL
Commercial building
1
Under $50,000
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Laceration
Neck
Fall (from elevation)
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Other
0
15
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 9:15 a.m. on May 22, 2017, two employees were setting up a 40 foot extension aluminum ladder. As the employees leaned the ladder onto a 13,800 volt power line, one employee was electrocuted, while the other sustained an electric shock, which he was hospitalized and received treatment for burns to his feet and legs.
ONE EMPLOYEE IS KILLED AND ANOTHER SHOCKED WHEN LADDER CONTA
BURN,ELECTRICAL,RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION,POWER LINES,LADDER,ELECTRIC SHOCK
Single family or duplex dwelling
2
$50,000 to $250,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Electrocution
Whole Body
Shock
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Position Inappropriate For Task
0
10
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 5:00 p.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee was operating a rideon zeroturn lawnmower (model number: 992278; serial number: 051129) along the side of a ditch. During operation, the mower rolled rolled over into the ditch and pinned the employee underneath. The employee was found dead 4.5 hours later. After further evalua...
EMPLOYEE BECOMES AUGHT UNDER OVERTURNED LAWN MOWER AND IS KI
ASPHYXIATED,DROWNING,ROLL-OVER,LAWN MOWER
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Struck against
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-22T00:00:00
At 3:00 p.m. on May 22, 2017, an employee hit his right elbow as he slipped on the second step of a stairwell. The employee had mud on bottom of boots due to wet conditions from the previous day and was swatting at bugs. The employee did not want go to the hospital, but his coworkers took him anyway. After being admi...
EMPLOYEE SLIPS ON STEP, SUFFERS HEAT ATTACK AND LATER DIES
SLIP,BLOOD CLOT,HEART ATTACK,ELBOW,SLIPPERY SURFACE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-21T00:00:00
At 2:30 p.m. on May 21, 2017, an employee and a coworker were transporting two trash containers using a manually-powered carriage. While at the dumpster area, the employee stepped on a 1 inch roofing nail, puncturing his left foot. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROOFER NAIL AND IS HOSPITALIZED
STRUCK BY,NAIL
Fatal
Laceration
Feet
Other
Pinch Point Action
Insufficient /Lack/Protective Work Clothing/Equipment
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-19T00:00:00
On May 19, 2017, an employee was operating a logging skidder on a temporary bridge made from logs when the skidder slid off into a pond. The employee was trapped in the cab of the skidder and was under water for 15 to 20 minutes. While in the cab, the employee went into cardiac arrest. Upon rescue by emergency service...
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS CARDIAC ARREST AND DIES LATER
SKIDDER,WATER,LOG,CARDIAC ARREST
Fatal
Asphyxiation, Drowning
Whole Body
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-19T00:00:00
At 10:08 on May 19, 2017, an employee was training vines on blackberry plants. Shortly after first break, the employee was observed bending over and holding his chest. He then collapsed and was unresponsive. Emergency services were called and, upon arrival, CPR was administered. However, the employee died as the result...
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINS A HEART ATTACK AND LATER DIES
AGRICULTURE,AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Ribs
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-19T00:00:00
At 7:00 p.m. on May 19, 2017, an employee was driving a tractor with a trailer bed carrying aluminum irrigation pipes. The employee along with a coworker were tasked with picking up the irrigation pipes from the rows and put them onto the trailer, and then transporting the pipes to another location. During work, the em...
EMPLOYEE IS CRUSHED BY TRACTOR TRAILER AND IS KILLED
CRUSHING,RUN OVER,MOTOR VEHICLE,AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE,AGRICULTURE,STRUCK BY
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Struck-by
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Position Inappropriate For Task
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-19T00:00:00
At 5:15 p.m. on May 19, 2017, an employee was on his own personal time, working on a drum that previously contained an unknown chemical. With the drum sealed, the employee initiated welding, which caused its lid to blow off. The employee was struck in the head, resulting in his death.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY LID DURING WELDING AND IS KILLED
PRESSURE RELEASE,CHEMICAL,DRUM,HEAD,CHEMICAL REACTION,WELDING
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Face
Struck against
Chemical Action/Reaction Expos
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-19T00:00:00
At 2:15 p.m. on May 19, 2017, an employee was removing roofing material during a building demolition, when he stepped through insulating material and fell to a concrete slab. The employee was killed as a result of suffering multiplebone fractures and a head injury. The incident investigation reported that the employee ...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS KILLED
DEMOLITION,ROOF,FALL PROTECTION,FALL
Manufacturing plant
1
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Head Trauma
Whole Body
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
15
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was bending over to pick something up, when he was struck by a skid steer loader. The employee was killed from crushing injuries.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY A SKID STEER LOADER AND IS KILLED
SKIDDER,STRUCK BY,LOADER
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Whole Body
Struck-by
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 8:00 a.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was working to level the exterior wall panels of a structure. During work, the employee determined that bracing positioned on the interior of the structure needed to be adjusted. As the employee was positioned on the first floor, 11.5 feet above the concrete basement, to make t...
EMPLOYEE FALLS THROUGH FLOOR OPENING AND IS KILLED
UNGUARDED,FALL PROTECTION,FLOOR OPENING,FALL,UNGUARDED FL OPENING
Single family or duplex dwelling
1
$250,000 to $500,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
20
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 8:00 a.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was on a sidewalk shed cleaning windows using a squeegee. During work, a piece of plank, measuring 4 feet long, that the employee was kneeling on became dislodged from its support. The employee fell, along with the plank, approximately 15 feet to the level below and was killed ...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM SIDEWALK SHED AND IS KILLED
WINDOW WASHER,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM
Fatal
Head Trauma
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 8:45 a.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was changing a cooling fan belt of a Toyota forklift (model number: 02-5PO35). During work, the vehicle fell off the lift it was elevated on and crushed the employee's upper torso. The employee was killed as a result of his injuries.
EMPLOYEE IS CRUSHED AND KILLED BY FALLING FORKLIFT
FALL,MAINTENANCE,FALLING OBJECT,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE
Fatal
Head Trauma
Head
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Equipment Inappropriate For Operation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 5:50 p.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was removing screws from a billboard sign light cover when he fell 65 feet to ground. The employee suffered blunt trauma to his body, resulting in his death.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM BILL BOARD AND IS KILLED
FALL
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 5:30 p.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee placed 15 pieces of lumber on a sorter machine using a forklift. During operation of the sorting machine, several pieces of lumber flew from the machine and struck the employee. The employee suffered a head injury and fractured right leg, resulting in his death.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY LUMBER AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Left Leg
Struck-by
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-18T00:00:00
At 4:30 p.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was preparing to close out for the end of the day, when he collapsed and died.
EMPLOYEE COLLAPSES AND DIES FROM NATURAL CAUSES
COLLAPSE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
At 11:00 a.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was opening a ground mounted 7.2 kv electrical transformer box.The employee slipped and contacted live parts with his hand. The employee was shocked and killed by the live electrical parts.
EMPLOYEE CONTACTS LIVE ELECTRICAL PARTS AND IS KILLED
SHOCK,TRANSFORMER,SLIP,ELECTRICAL
Fatal
Electrocution
Hand
Shock
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
8870
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
At 10:25 a.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was driving a scissor lift through a 8 foot tall door opening and had to cross over a plywood board that covered a 20 inch wide by 6 inch deep drainage ditch. As the employee was crossing the plywood, it snapped and the scissor lift got stuck a ditch that the board was coverin...
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD IS CAUGHT BETWEEN CONCRETE
CAUGHT IN,STUCK,DITCH,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Caught in or between
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
resulting in the employee's head being crushed between a 6 inch thick concrete wall and the rail of the scissor lift. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED WHEN HIS HEAD IS CAUGHT BETWEEN CONCRETE
CAUGHT IN,STUCK,DITCH,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Caught in or between
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was cutting down a large tree. The tree came off the block, striking the employee in the face. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY A TREE AND IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,STRUCK BY,TREE,FALLING OBJECT
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Face
Struck-by
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
At 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was standing on a scaffold system while signaling a crane to place pre-fab roof panels into place. The scaffold was unguarded and the employee fell to the ground, suffering internal injuries and a lacerated heart, resulting in his death.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD AND IS KILLED
UNGUARDED,CRANE,HEART,FALL,ROOF,SCAFFOLD
Single family or duplex dwelling
2
Alteration or rehabilitation
Fatal
Laceration
Heart
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
16
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-17T00:00:00
At 2:30 p.m. on May 17, 2017, an employee was monitoring residents finishing their cigarette break, when a gust of wind caused a tree to break and fall. As the employee shielded the residents from danger, he was struck in the head. As a result, the employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY A TREE AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,TREE,HEAD
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Struck-by
Weather, Earthquake, Etc.
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
On May 16, 2017, an employee was mowing the median between the east and west bound lanes of a highway. The John Deer tractor he was operating was pulling a 3 blade mowint deck. As the employee was traveling west bound in the median, he ran over a sink hole that measured approximately 5 feet wide by 7 feet long and 4 fe...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM TRACTOR AND IS KILLED
TRACTOR,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,LAWN MOWER,FALL,RUN OVER
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Struck-by
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
On May 16, 2017, two employees (one a permanent employee, one a temporary employee) were cleaning (blowing down) the combustible wood fiber/dust from the area surrounding reversing belt #3. A combustible dust explosion occurred at the facility, and the two employees were taken to burn centers. One employee succumbed ...
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED; ONE INJURED IN A DUST EXPLOSION
EXPLOSION,DUST
Fatal
Fire Burn
Internal Injuries
Other
Gas/Vapor/Mist/Fume/Smoke/Dust
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At noon, on May 16, 2017, a temporary employee was working for a hatchery. During work, he became ill and emergency services were contacted. The employee became unconscious, which emergency service personnel attempted to resuscitate the employee for 20 minutes. The employee passed died on site. The employee's cause of...
EMPLOYEE DIES FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DIEASE
CARDIOVASC DISEASE,HEART
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Other
Other
0
25
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At 11:30 a.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was taping, mudding, and smoothing drywall while on a rolling scaffold. The employee fell from the scaffold, suffering a hemorrhagic stroke and epidural hematoma, and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROLLING SCAFFOLD AND IS KILLED
FALL,HEMORRHAGE,SCAFFOLD
Fatal
Head Trauma
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At 10:30 a.m. on May 15, 2016, an employee was working from a scaffold deck to lay bricks. During work, he slid off the outrigger support and fell 41.3 feet. The employee struck the concrete floor below and hit his head on a steel beam and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM SCAFFOLD AND IS KILLED
STEEL BEAM,STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,CONCRETE,FALL PROTECTION,SCAFFOLD,MASONRY WALL,HEAD
Multi-family dwelling
5
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Head Trauma
Whole Body
Fall (from elevation)
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Other
0
16
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At 5:15 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was preparing to paint a car. The employee hooked up his airline respirator to a nitrogen hose instead of to the compressed air hose, resulting in the employee suffering asphyxiation.
EMPLOYEE IS ASPHYXIATED WHEN RESPIRATOR IS HOOKED TO NITROGE
RESPIRATOR,RESPIRATORY,NITROGEN,ASPHYXIATED
Fatal
Asphyxiation, Drowning
Lungs (Puncture)
Inhalation
Other
Insufficient /Lack/Engineering Controls
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At 2:45 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was performing paving near railroad tracks. The employee stood up during a break and subsequently fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
EMPLOYEE IS HOSPITALIZED FOR CARDIAC ARREST
CARDIAC ARREST
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Lungs (Asphyxiation)
Card-vascular/resp. fail.
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
At 1:00 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was blending soy beans from one silo to another. Afterwards, the employee cleared a jam in a grain shoot generated by the soy beans, resulting in him being engulfed and killed by the soy beans.
EMPLOYEE IS ENGULFED BY SOYBEANS AND IS KILLED
SILO,GRAIN,AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE,AGRICULTURE,SOYBEANS
Fatal
Asphyxiation, Drowning
Lungs (Puncture)
Caught in or between
Other
Position Inappropriate For Task
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-16T00:00:00
Atg 1:00 p.m. on May 16, 2017, an employee was using a tape measure to get a measurement inside of an unprotected excavation, measuring approximately 6.5 feet deep, when it collapsed. The employee was struck in the midsection by the collapsing excavation wall and became buried. The impact of the falling earth crushed t...
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE
TRENCH,STRUCK BY,CRUSHING
Highway, road, street
$50,000 to $250,000
Maintenance or repair
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Heart
Struck-by
Other
Insufficient /Lack/Engineering Controls
0
27
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 12:00 p.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was discovered unconscious in a portable toilet. The employee could not be revived and was determined dead from an apparent drug overdose. Drug paraphernalia was found on the employee's person.
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED FROM DRUG OVERDOSE
DRUG OVERDOSE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 11:15 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee, who was the owner, was using a scissor lift to perform plumbing work. As he was elevated to 26 feet, working on plumbing lines on the ceiling inside a commercial building, one of the lift's wheels rolled into a ditch. The lift fell to the side, ejecting the employee head firs...
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED IN FALL FROM SCISSOR LIFT
PLUMBING,ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,AERIAL LIFT,FALL
Commercial building
1
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 11:45 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was driving a John Deere "Gator" when he struck an outside wall of a pole barn. The employee was crushed and died from asphyxiation.
EMPLOYEE IS KILLED WHEN AGRICULTURE VEHICLE STRIKES POLE BAR
ASPHYXIATED,AGRICULTURE,STRUCK AGAINST,AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Neck
Struck against
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 11:30 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was cutting a tree from a basket truck. While the employee was cutting a tree, he decided to tie it to the basket of the truck. As the tree fell, its weight pulled the employee from the bucket. The employee fell approximately 40 to 50 feet and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM TRUCK BUCKET AND IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,AGRICULTURE,TREE FELLING,ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,PERSONNEL CAGE,FALL PROTECTION,FALL
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Internal Injuries
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 10:00 a.m. on May 15, 2017, a security officer was out on routine patrol at a downtown business parking structure in Bloomington, IL. The employee was found unresponsive on the first level of the parking garage by two coworkers walking to their cars. The employee died as a result of head injuries sustained in a fall...
EMPLOYEE FALLS IN PARKING STRUCTURE, STRIKES HEAD, AND IS KI
STRUCK AGAINST,FALL,HEAD,CONCRETE
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (same level)
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an ironworker was installing steel decking on a newly constructed commercial building. During the decking operations the employee fell approximately 40 feet to the ground. The employee died as a result of his injuries.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM STEEL DECKING AND IS KILLED
STEEL ERECTION,FALL
Commercial building
1
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Head Trauma
Internal Injuries
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
15
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-15T00:00:00
At 7:15 a.m. on May 15, 2017, an employee was pouring concrete. While pouring concrete, he was placing concrete that had a failure in the concrete pump and the end section fell on the employee. The employee was killed from blunt force injuries to his upper back.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY CONCRETE PUMP AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,CONCRETE PUMP,CONCRETE,BACK
Commercial building
1
$5,000,000 to $10,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Head Trauma
Back
Struck-by
Overhead Moving/Falling Object Action
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-14T00:00:00
At 8:00 p.m. on May 14, 2017, an employee was sitting down on a bench. He fainted and fell on the platform floor on the 207th Street Terminal (A Line). The employee died from cardiac arrest.
EMPLOYEE FAINTS AND DIES FROM CARDIAC ARREST
CARDIAC ARREST,HEART ATTACK
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-13T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on May 13, 2017, an employee was winding the tie down straps on the flatbed trailer while a coworker offloaded bundles of fencing pipes weighing approximately 1,400 lbs from the trailer with a forklift. The employee was struck by a bundle of fencing material that slid off the trailer and suffered several ...
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY FALLING BUNDLE OF PIPES AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,FENCE,MATERIAL HANDLING,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE,TRAILER
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Femur
Struck-by
Weather, Earthquake, Etc.
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-13T00:00:00
At 5:30 p.m. on May 13, 2017, an employee was taking the gear box of an shredder to replace its bearings. As the shredder was raised approximately 3 feet above the ground by a jack and blocks, a malfunction occurred. The shredder fell and struck the employee in the head, killing him.
EMPLOYEE IS IN HEAD STRUCK BY SHREDDER AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,HEAD
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Struck-by
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-11T00:00:00
On May 11, 2017, two employees were handing a door through a window from a platform elevated by a forklift and the platform tilted. Both employees fell with the platform and Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized.
TWO EMPLOYEES FALL FROM FORKLIFT PLATFORM AND SUFFER MULTIPL
ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,LACERATION,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE,MATERIAL HANDLING,FALL,FRACTURE,HEAD
Multi-family dwelling
3
$500,000 to $1,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Whole Body
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
17
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-11T00:00:00
At 11:52 a.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was standing on the forks of the forklift that were being lifted up. The employee was crushed between the forklift backrest and the truck as the forklift moved forward. The employee was killed from crushing injuries to the head.
EMPLOYEE IS CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCK AND FORKLIFT TONGS AND IS
TONGS,ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE,HEAD,CRUSHED,CAUGHT BETWEEN
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Caught in or between
Pinch Point Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-11T00:00:00
At 6:15 a.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was walking next to his tow truck along the shoulder towards a disabled vehicle to load it on his tow truck. The employee was struck by a minivan, suffered crushing injuries, and had one of their legs amputated when struck. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY SPEEDING MINIVAN AND IS KILLED
TOW TRUCK,AMPUTATION,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,AMPUTATED,LEG,MOTOR VEHICLE
Fatal
Head Trauma
Whole Body
Caught in or between
Pinch Point Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-11T00:00:00
At 5:15 p.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was using a power stocker lift to stock merchandise. The employee fell from the lift and was killed.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM POWER LIFT AND IS KILLED
ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM,FALL,MATERIAL HANDLING
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Other
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-11T00:00:00
At 3:00 p.m. on May 11, 2017, an employee was working in a small family-owned gift shop and suffered a stroke. The County Coroner issued a finding that the employee died from a pre-existing medical condition.
EMPLOYEE SUFFERS STROKE AND DIES FROM PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL C
0
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Whole Body
Other
Other
Other
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-10T00:00:00
At 9:15 a.m. on May 10, 2017, an employee was unloading a feed truck at a hog lot while standing on a ladder. The employee fell and hit the left side of their head on the back end of the trailer, killing the employee.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM LADDER AND IS KILLED WHEN STRIKING HEAD
TRAILER,HEAD,LADDER,AGRICULTURE,FALL,AGRICULTURE MACHINERY/VEHICLE
Fatal
Laceration
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-10T00:00:00
At 9:00 a.m. on May 10, 2017, and employee was inside an existing garage standing on an elevated unguarded storage area looking for materials. The employee stepped onto a 3/8 inch thick board that was hanging over the edge of the platform and fell approximately 8 feet to the cement floor, killing the employee
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM AND IS KILLED
CONCRETE SLAB,FALL PROTECTION,ELEVATED WORK PLAT,FALL
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-10T00:00:00
At 8:30 a.m. on May 10, 2017, an employee was working as a garbage worker and walked to some trash cans that were standing behind a garbage truck. The employee was struck by the garbage truck and crushed under the rear tires as it was driven while in reverse. The employee was killed.
EMPLOYEE IS STRUCK BY GARBAGE TRUCK AND IS KILLED
STRUCK BY,ARM,GARBAGE TRUCK,HEAD,NECK,CRUSHED
Fatal
Bruising, Contusion
Whole Body
Struck-by
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Insufficient /Lack/Protective Work Clothing/Equipment
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-09T00:00:00
At 6:30 p.m. on May 9, 2017, an employee was trying to stabilize a load of freight inside a trailer. The employee climbed on top of the load and instructed a coworker to move the load into the trailer while they were on top. The employee fell approximately 5 feet onto the trailer floor and was hospitalized with sever...
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ELEVATED WORK SURFACE AND LATER DIES
RIB,MATERIAL HANDLING,FRACTURE,TRAILER,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Shoulder
Fall (from elevation)
Materials Handling Equip./Method
Mater-Handling Procedure Inappropriate
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-09T00:00:00
At 2:35 p.m. on May 9, 2017, an employee was driving an Isuzu box truck west on Highway 6 after making a delivery. The employee was navigating a left hand curve when the truck crossed the centerline and struck an eastbound chip truck. The initial report did not provide specifics or contain a description of injuries.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING A DELIVERY TRUCK AND STRIKES ON-COMING TRUC
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,DELIVERY WORK,HIGHWAY
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Heart
Struck-by
Flying Object Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
7
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-08T00:00:00
At 6:30 p.m. on May 8, 2017, an employee was installing a metal roof deck and fell approximately 30 feet to the ground. The employee was killed from their injuries.
EMPLOYEE FALLS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM ROOF AND IS KILLED
FALL,ROOF,FALL PROTECTION
Manufacturing plant
1
New project or new addition
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
0
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-08T00:00:00
At 4:12 p.m. on May 8, 2017, an employee was caught in or between and was killed. No additional information or specifics were provided regarding this incident.
CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN
CAUGHT IN,CAUGHT BETWEEN
Fatal
Serious Fall/Strike
Head
Caught in or between
Pinch Point Action
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
2017-05-07T00:00:00
At 12:15 p.m. on May 7, 2017, an employee was stretching a protective membrane over the top of a commercial roof structure. The employee fell approximately 28 feet from the roof and struck the ground. The employee was killed as a result of their injuries.
EMPLOYEE FALLS FROM ROOF AND IS KILLED
ROOFER,FALL PROTECTION,ROOF,FALL
Other building
3
$1,000,000 to $5,000,000
New project or new addition
Fatal
Laceration
Heart
Fall (from elevation)
Work-Surface/Facility-Layout Condition
Safety Devices Removed/Inoperable
0
15
Regularly Assigned
2017-05-07T00:00:00
At 1:30 p.m. on May 7, 2017, an employee was cutting the top off of a dead tree so that it could be removed. The employee fell from the tree as he moved down the tree to make a new cut and was killed when they struck the ground.
EMPLOYEE FALLS WHEN TRIMMING TREE AND IS KILLED
TREE TRIMMING,TREE FELLING,FALL
Fatal
Fracture, Broken Bones
Head
Fall (from elevation)
Other
Misjudgment, Hazardous Situation
0
0
Not Regularly Assigned
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BIN_TEXT_OSHA_INJURY

Part of MulTaBench, a benchmark for multimodal tabular learning.

Paper: MulTaBench: Benchmarking Multimodal Tabular Learning with Text and Image · Leaderboard: multabench/leaderboard

Load the benchmark splits with multabench.load_split("BIN_TEXT_OSHA_INJURY", fold=0).

Column Type
Event Date datetime
Abstract Text string
Event Description string
Event Keywords string
Construction End Use categorical
Building Stories categorical
Project Cost categorical
Project Type categorical
Degree of Injury categorical
Nature of Injury categorical
Part of Body categorical
Event type categorical
Environmental Factor categorical
Human Factor categorical
hazsub categorical
fat_cause int
Task Assigned string

Citation

@misc{arazi2026multabenchbenchmarkingmultimodaltabular,
  title={MulTaBench: Benchmarking Multimodal Tabular Learning with Text and Image},
  author={Alan Arazi and Eilam Shapira and Shoham Grunblat and Mor Ventura and Elad Hoffer and Gioia Blayer and David Holzmüller and Lennart Purucker and Gaël Varoquaux and Frank Hutter and Roi Reichart},
  year={2026},
  eprint={2605.10616},
  archivePrefix={arXiv},
  primaryClass={cs.LG},
  url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10616},
}
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